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Salkehatchie River is a public river in Barnwell County, Colleton County, Bamberg County, Hampton County and Allendale County, South Carolina, managed by State of South Carolina (public / navigable water). You can fish it on an South Carolina licence, but bank access is only at road crossings, parks, SCDNR access sites and other public land; riparian owners control the bank on non-navigable reaches. Public access confirmed via public-trust river.
A South Carolina blackwater river (Edisto — the longest free-flowing blackwater river in the US — Little Pee Dee, Lynches, Black, Salkehatchie, Combahee, Waccamaw) — tannic, cypress-lined water full of redbreast sunfish ('robins'), bluegill, largemouth bass, bowfin, gar and pickerel, with big flathead catfish in the deeper bends. Classic sandbar-camping paddle rivers.
It runs roughly 41 miles through the Lowcountry region. Anglers here mostly fish for redbreast sunfish, redear sunfish, bluegill, warmouth; spotted sunfish, largemouth bass, snail bullhead, yellow bullhead are also on record. Live flow and gauge height come from the Salkehatchie R At Sc Hwy 64 Nr Barnwell, Sc USGS station shown below. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Wells Branch and Birds Branch.
Species from SCDNR public-access and species data.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in South Carolina. Trotlines, jugs and set hooks are legal on most fresh water with a licence and gear tags. A few state lakes and reservoirs have posted hours; the Lower Saluda trout water and some WMA lakes close at night.
Boats: Most South Carolina rivers are waded or floated by canoe, kayak and jon boat; the Santee, Congaree, Wateree, Pee Dee, lower Savannah and the tidal Cooper take bigger craft.
Bank & bivvy camping: South Carolina navigable-water rule: you may fish and float any navigable stream on a SC licence; bank access is at SCDNR and county ramps, WMA landings, bridges, state parks and the blackwater sandbar-camping trails. WMA river reaches also need a WMA permit.
Tackle: Statewide largemouth-bass daily limit is 5 (many lakes have a 14-inch minimum; some have a slot); black crappie 20 on most reservoirs; blue and flathead catfish have trophy-protection limits on Santee Cooper and the Savannah lakes (only 1 over 36 inches). Striped/hybrid bass limits vary by lake and season. Check the current SCDNR regulations for this water.
Camping: 1 site mapped nearby — Campsite.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Live from USGS gauge 02175200 — Salkehatchie R At Sc Hwy 64 Nr Barnwell, Sc. Full gauge data →
Anyone 16+ needs a South Carolina fishing licence — resident annual is about $10, non-resident annual about $35, and non-resident 1-day (~$11) and 7-day (~$16) licences are sold. The freshwater licence covers trout — there is no separate trout stamp — but a Wildlife Management Area permit is needed on WMA trout waters and other WMA lakes and streams. South Carolina residents 64+ can get a free Gratis licence. Buy from SCDNR. A South Carolina fishing licence covers navigable rivers and the whole SC side of the Savannah, Catawba and Chattooga. WMA river reaches also need a WMA permit.
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